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Himachal stun Tamil Nadu in Vijay Hazare Trophy final for maiden title

The hill state of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday reached its zenith in cricket, with a stunning 11-run victory over mighty Tamil Nadu in the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy

Tamil Nadu fishermen's strike enters eighth day, 'rail roko' on Jan 1

The indefinite strike by fishermen demanding immediate release of fishers arrested by Sri Lanka entered the eighth day while community leaders said a 'massive rail roko' would be held on January 1

Home isolation, 8-day exit test for all int'l passengers in Tamil Nadu

The state health department has tightened the mandatory norms after several cases of Omicron variant were reported by passengers who arrived in the state from 'not-at-risk' countries also

TN directs Foxconn to upgrade infra facilities for employees at unit

The comments from the government come in the wake of employees resorting to a protest last week as food poisoning hit over 100 of them after they ate at a facility allegedly run by Foxconn

WHO experts warn Tamil Nadu of sudden spurt in Omicron infections

The experts have warned the possibility of a hike in Omicron cases following inadequate vaccines and lack of Covid-appropriate behaviour during the upcoming festival season

Tamil Nadu oppn AIADMK under pressure to bring in Sasikala to party fold

The opposition AIADMK is trying for a make-over but the lack of unity among its top leaders, O. Panneerselvam and K. Palaniswami, is creating issues for the party.

Tamil Nadu issues fresh norms in wake of looming threat from Omicron

Tamil Nadu on Friday issued a fresh set of comprehensive guidelines following the emergence of Omicron strain of the coronavirus and said that the norms should be strictly adhered to.

For making TN plastic-free state, Stalin govt to go for buyback policy

The Tamil Nadu government is developing a strategy to buyback plastic products and to be set up Reverse Vending machines in association with FMCG companies.

Covid-19: Tamil Nadu adds 33 new infections of Omicron variant

The samples of the persons infected with S-gene drop, a possible indicator of Omicron infection, had been sent to the Centre earlier and 33 of them have been confirmed for variant

Active Covid-19 infections drop below 7,000 in Tamil Nadu

The fresh cases include five returnees from the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and Andhra Pradesh

Citing Covid risk, 80 doctors plead with TN govt to stop jallikattu

Jallikattu is organised every year in January, in Tamil Nadu, as a part of Pongal celebrations

TN farmer's girl receives Rs 3 cr US scholarship for bachelors study

Swega Swaminathan from Kasipalayam village in Erode district, who is the daughter of a farmer has received a full scholarship of Rs 3 crore to pursue a bachelor's degree in Chicago University

I-T dept raid at Tamil Nadu finance firm reveals Rs 12 cr unaccounted cash

The Income Tax department in searches conducted over a span of one week at the premises of a Tamil Nadu-based Chit and Finance company revealed unaccounted cash of Rs 12 crore

Foxconn plant in Tamil Nadu to stay shut this week after protests: Report

Apple supplier Foxconn's plant near Chennai in southern India will remain shut this week following protests, government sources told Reuters on Tuesday

Tamil Nadu records 605 fresh coronavirus cases, six fatalities

The total number of cases reported till date in the state is 2,740,411

55 TN fishermen held, 8 boats seized by SL Navy; CM urges Centre to act

Chief Minister M K Stalin spoke to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and requested him to take immediate steps to get over 50 fishermen and their 8 boats released from Sri Lanka

Tamil Nadu to excavate in Ramanathapuram after Chola period coins discovery

The Tamil Nadu archeology department with ASI will be intensifying the mining process in Ramanathapuram after a student of a government school identified 3 Chola period coins

Coronavirus pandemic: Tamil Nadu reports first case of Omicron variant

The passenger who arrived here from Nigeria via Doha on December 10 had tested Covid-19 positive

Tamil Nadu sees 640 new Covid cases in a day; active tally rises to 7,548

A total of 1,02,775 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative number of specimens examined to 5,58,02,775

Tamil Nadu reports 649 new Covid cases, 9 deaths in last 24 hours

The total number of cases in the state stands at 2,736,695